Progress Pictures
Well its no doubt I have 4 abs showing up; however, if I’m gonna get 6 pack abs are gonna have to start bulking.
Progress Pictures Tomorrow
Progress pictures will be posted tomorrow….one more week of cutting.
Swole…
Just got back from the gym and really hit the abs hard and introduced a new chest exercise. I also used a wider stance on my squats and noticed a dramatic improvement. Today was just a awesome day, got off of work early. Today has just been great Workout Squats- 135×3, 155×3, 185×10, 225×3 DB [...]
May 13, 2010
Today’s diet was Morning- Ham, Green Pepper, Cheese Omlette, Bacon, Nutrigran bar Lunch- Tortilla wrap with ham and cheese. Dinner- Protein shake with 2 scoops of whey protein isolate. 9 more days for abs was my goal. Here’s for now:
Strength still holding up
Throughout this long and hard cut my strength is still the same as when I started. This is really good news because it is a indicator that I have saved most of my muscle mass during a catabolic state. Today workout: Dead lift: 135×3, 185×3, 225×2, 265×3, 265×3, 265×3 Decline Bench Press: 135×10, 145×8, 155×6 [...]
May 10, 2010
I wanna say my carb up yesterday was succesful. Today I felt pretty lean despite holding a little bloat. Tomorrow I should be at my leanest because my bloat will be gone and I will lose any fat that I might have gained yesterday on my carb up. Any fat I did gain yesterday was [...]
Carbed up
Wasn’t planning on doing a refeed for the duration of this diet; however, I think it has many benefits that I cannot ignore. I had over 500 carbohydrates today and totaled around 3500-4000 calories. By doing this I am restoring glycogen in my muscles and restoring a hormone called Leptin. Leptin is a hormone that [...]
May 7, 2010
Good workout today Squats- 135×5, 185×5, 205×4 Barbell Rows- 105×8, 105×8, 105×9 Barbell Shrugs- 135×10, 185×10, 225×10, 185×10 Lots of Core Work- Weighted Crunches, Oblique Turns Bench Press- 155 pounds for 10 reps, set of 15 inclined push ups
Almost time for progress pics again
Another good day of cutting. I did some exercises today I rarely do to have a variety. Progress pics this Friday or Saturday Workout Squat- 185 pounds for 4 sets of 4 Decline Bench Press- 135×5, 155×5, 185×5 Pullups- 3 sets of 5 Tricep Pushdowns- 1 set of 6 reps with 70 pounds Preacher Curls- [...]
A good day off
Today all I ate was a large pepperoni pizza and a coke. No, not healthy but I decided to have a break day as I am starting fresh tommorow. I am gonna cut the good old fashion way. Burning more calories then I consume and eating enough protein and lifting weights to maintain muscle mass. [...]